Fountain County IN Archives Biographies.....Loeb, J. 
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Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881)

   J. Loeb, merchant, Covington, of the firm of L. & J. Loeb, is now the active
member of the firm, and has probably received the most thorough business
education of any of Covington's merchants. The business house was founded in
1849 by L. Loeb. In 1864 Mr. J. Loeb entered the establishment as a clerk, but
in 1866 he became the partner and also assumed the management of the business,
Mr. L. Loeb removing to New York and engaging in the wholesale trade. Their
business house stands on the northwest corner of the public square, and
originally consisted of but the dry-goods establishment, which, when first
opened by Mr. L. Loeb, in 1849, was clothing and gents' furnishing goods. This
department, 22x60 feet, is now devoted to the sale of dry goods, notions, etc.
In communication with this, by archway, and established in 1879, is the
clothing, carpets and gents' furnishing goods department, 22x130, and forms the
corner of the street. The tailoring department is over the dry-goods store.
These gentlemen have in their employ from ten to twelve hands. Their stock of
goods in both departments is always carefully selected as to cost, durability
and style. To the honest, straightforward rules established in their dealings
with both rich and poor they probably owe their success. Mr. J. Loeb is a native
of Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. He is now about thirty-five years old, receiving an
education in his native place. His business education was received in one of the
large houses of Mayence, where he served an apprenticeship of three years in
hard work and paid the proprietors $300 in money. In 1864 he emigrated to the
United States, taking his place behind the counter as a salesman. Since he
became a resident of Covington he has become a member of both the Masonic and
Odd-Fellows orders, and was married to Miss. Nannie McMonomy, daughter of one of
the old and honored residents of Covington.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,

TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,

GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.

BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.

WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.


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